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- West Newbury is separated from Newburyport by the Artichoke River and its upper and lower reservoirs.
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West Newbury is separated from Newburyport by the Artichoke River and its upper and lower reservoirs. Several other rivers and brooks, including the Indian River, flow through the town.
View on external website. Full title:Map of the original town of Newbury, now divided into Newbury, Newburyport and West Newbury. Depicted:1831. Publisher:Pettingell, Moses. Map scale:1:19 800.
In 1820, the Town of West Newbury was incorporated, breaking away from Newburyport and Newbury. There were 1,279 residents reported in the census that year. Established as a farming community, industries also developed in the mid-18 th century.
Map of the original town of Newbury, now divided into Newbury, Newburyport and West Newbury. Creator: Anderson, Philander. Name on Item: surveyed & drawn by Philanr. Anderson for Moses Pettingell, in 1830. Date: 1831. Format:
Jun 27, 2024 · The bridge, an important link between West Newbury and Newburyport, was closed in August 2019 after a failure in the spandrel wall. The bridge sits on the border between the two communities,...
The initial proposals had been made in the late 18th century, but determined resistance from the town of Newbury, which had already lost Newburyport, blocked the measure for decades. On June 14, 1820, the legislature passed another act to change the name to West Newbury.
How Newburyport came to sell back to West Newbury wholesale water taken from the Artichoke River in West Newbury (at retail prices) is a book-long story: only an outline fits within space available here. It all began with urbanization and pollution borne of industrialization.
